“The Net Gainers scores in May and July 2020 are unprecedented low figures. These extraordinary times led SWS to develop two more categories in classifying Net Gainers scores: extremely low (–49 to –40) and catastrophic (–50 below),” SWS said. “The Net Gainers score is lower among those who received money-help from the government (–74) than among those who did not (–66). This means that more among the Losers received government-money help than among the Gainers,” SWS said. Based on July 2020 survey, SWS found that 72 percent said their families received money-help from government since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.

Source: Manila Times August 14, 2020 02:37 UTC